Description
Festive rice krispie thanksgiving treats blend marshmallow magic with seasonal cheer. Simple ingredients and quick preparation make these colorful desserts perfect for holiday gatherings with family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups (10 oz / 280 g) mini marshmallows
- 6 cups (160 g) Rice Krispies cereal
- 3 tbsps unsalted butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Food coloring: orange, red, yellow, and brown
- Colored icing or frosting
- Candy eyes
- Mini candy corn
- Chocolate chips or melted chocolate
- Pretzel sticks
- Mini peanut butter cups
- Fruit roll-ups or fruit leather
Instructions
- Preparation: Gently melt butter in a large pot over low heat, ensuring smooth consistency without burning.
- Marshmallow Fusion: Gradually add marshmallows, stirring continuously until completely dissolved. Introduce vanilla extract for enhanced flavor.
- Cereal Integration: Remove from heat and fold Rice Krispies cereal thoroughly, coating each piece evenly with marshmallow mixture.
- Turkey Design: Shape warm mixture into round turkey bodies while maintaining workable temperature.
- Decorative Assembly: Attach candy corn as feathers on turkey backs, using precise placement to create textural detail.
- Facial Characteristics: Secure candy eyes with melted chocolate, creating expressive turkey faces.
- Foundation Setup: Position each turkey on a mini peanut butter cup for stable presentation.
- Facial Details: Apply colored icing to craft beak and wattle with careful precision.
- Pumpkin Transformation: Infuse orange food coloring into marshmallow base before mixing with cereal.
- Pumpkin Crafting: Form orange-tinted spheres and insert pretzel stick as stem.
- Final Embellishment: Decorate pumpkins with green fruit roll-up pieces or piped icing leaves.
- Candy Corn Bars: Separate mixture into yellow, orange, and white color zones.
- Layering Technique: Carefully stack colored sections in prepared pan, pressing each layer gently.
- Cutting Process: Once set, slice into triangular segments mimicking classic candy corn shape.
- Alternative Design: Spread mixture on baking surface and use leaf-shaped cutters for autumn-inspired treats.
- Presentation: Arrange completed treats on a festive platter, showcasing seasonal creativity.
Notes
- Control Marshmallow Melting: Stir continuously on low heat to prevent burning and achieve smooth, glossy texture without scorching.
- Maintain Mixture Temperature: Work quickly while mixture remains warm and pliable to ensure easy shaping and prevent hardening during decoration.
- Use Clean, Slightly Buttered Hands: Prevent sticky mixture from clinging by lightly coating hands with butter when molding turkey or pumpkin shapes.
- Choose Right Binding Technique: Press mixture gently but firmly when forming shapes to ensure treats hold together without crumbling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 4.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg